THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
[JANUARY 25, 1869, 
Flower, Vegetable, an 
nd Agricultural Seeds, Жы offered | 
d in which the outer. shell ov 1 overlaps | the body, and 
for sale B. S. ҮпллАм8, Paradis Nursery 
Holloway. M n of Choice Vegetable kai Flower 
Seeds sold 
Street, Chester. 
Eee en ver randa: 
S. Ruc Esq, WES E WAN — 
Notithstanding the Ра win terly Shirit" of f tho 
eather which we „have пау, experienced а 
des о attention. 
ho Orchid-houses, COBY S 
t of Lælia anceps has at тт nt 22 spikes 0 
ike are from hiso to four 
ose and on eac 
flowers ; L, superbiens is also beautifull blossom, 
asare likewise a Cattleya in the way agneri ; С. 
quadricolor, a fine , and the singular-looking 
ÄAngræcum sesquipedale; the last has 11 flowers on i 
Dendrobium taurinum pro to flower again 
year; it is a fine species with pure white blossoms, 
except the margin of the lip, which is pu plish 
violet, and the petals, which are reddish brown 
the whole producing а charming and agreeable 
contrast. The plant itself, which 4 о 
feet in height, is опе of e : most stately 
among Orchids. Тһе charming Calanthe vestita 
and Limatodes rosea have been very рау; of Odonto- 
аа Epidendrurns. "The aquarium even already 
by Jas. Dicxksow & Soxs, 102, Eastgate | 
favourable Е resh sc Jgóilj as has been f formerly stats 
stataj 
within | is in most cases гаре as а dressing for T боне 
it. The rim is frequently 42 а a different tint from t ^" | beds to manure; whieh is apt to cause too b 
centre, I зеп is quite start- | a gro or а first-rate display of ох 
brilli [its бедене which gives it [вой s tha& are naturally poor, however, E id 
th f a ruby pear arl; | neither fresh h mould, nor decayed leaves can M 
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History of Ceylon. 
Calendar of Operations. 
(For the ensuing week.) 
NT DEPARTMENT 
| tie бш dei a of ie ре, ms not medi eut 
Ethe surface, for in 
wonthe 
PLA 
CONSERVATORY, pre change 
— The wo able 
protecting queen to be 
b 
18 wel h o J 
18 Км по pote hm ot e Weather y : 
С. 
ау са extra 
therefore" led should 
ired. The men work in plant hous 
d their inmates 
е in readiness 
the 
tablished 
J Е 
usual o occupan 
inths, Narcissus Сч УЫ of the V. 
want ted. Hard- inte plauts will requi 
Immediate tely over the centre of the tank is a fine 
basketfal of аланы nobile, Associated with € аге 
also numberless smaller plants of different ki inds 
and damp. 
ein Die cce 
аа $ 
Hyae alle; 
E "plants of that class, injst be duly Aden 
rather dry 
о keep them free idiom mildew 
iris sufficiently lo "lon 
io be ет vr at the de e: prier viet a lez | 
eut s made. Trench, manure and dig vae 
grona ud E di енде permits ; if frosty continus ik 1 
g of Endive and young Lettuces,: 
—]1t is 
ап; 
аге Caladiums and other fhings г remarkable for л 
фен of their foliage, and Pitcher plants—enlivened 
here and there y d escis flow kA At the 
contai 
AM SS " dui je than may be absolu шу 
STATE OF THE WEATHER AT CHISWICK NEAR LON 
necessary, for they will 
can possibly К obtained жең the em n 0и: 
ce finer fruit later th 
and Рб етуд 
TEMFERATURE 
OftheAir. |. 
back is & border of Lyco arly all | Separate house УЖ Li: commande 
the varieties of that Bite éd сй tribe of metn edged | Must be su subjeciod а higher tem арага, owe › vould 
in front with the bright greeu dent ticulatum, advise that the po s selected ы ба: ruiting Musee 
Fetns -of di n t ki ds | hav lso be p t par ouse à n 
here lie wid iae vae is аан) filliug the rest p with: uber stock. The former should 
be afforded a bottom-hea out 85°, and the latte 
A hous , however, recently been put up ex- 
clusivaly. for тя it is upwards of 60 feet in length, 
and is well filled with beautiful examples of that 
fasbi the kei m 
onable з tribe. of plants. , Among | them. are „Several 
and Smithi, and К splendid бе of the better 
kinds of Gleichenia. Of Leni hyllums and Tri- 
chomanes vow is sio а large colle Шри; 
re is an excellent display ; both 
ront shelf are 
of standar 
; Skimmia e sig one of the most, 
качу otea vergreens, covered with round ra less 
Solanum also furnish 
80 yu 
‘round ataei fruit; Men, Lines 
flavum, and numerous pu Percorsi da intermixed with 
Primulas, all dressy appearance. 
Jasmine- ododendron 
y blooms veil h "sel her рЫ hen v fully n it | 
shi 
near the g re and properly supplied with aisi ч p 
root. mperature will, however, be considerably 
too high for young uk at this se: 
Меша — The early house willn sb equire careful 
ntion. Maintain a healthy growing atmosphere by 
кси the floors, &c., as ша 
admit fresh air whenever this o 
ien carefully to the and 
terial is iod e not lov re heat e dece and 
re this is not used see that whatever covering is 
| plores is eficient, 
If early fruit is required gentle fires 
Warm noi be ДЫ ted by way of Bsp) the trees ; or 
а few imer in pots might bep PE Te e Peach-house. 
toa gm —А. few w plants in pots might о introduced 
2 
ls sl BAROMETER. 
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16| O 
iday 17 7 
Satar. 18 
g ыы 
g [TII ET 
ve печа непе frost. 
vercast; snowing occ 
densely overc: ast; 
22—Slight rain ; Time fine; 
"Mean temperature of the week deg. 
showery ; slight frost. 
below the average. 
R AT ISWICK . 
During the. c last " yeu, ой ей! ensuing r^g cis Ee A 
EM 
Janua 
апа Feb. 
D ERU 
ні 
Temp. 
EEA 
Же | 
Сыр IM 
Моп. 
Tues. A. 
Wed. 29., 
Thurs. 30.. 
quar 31 
Satur. 1. 
ГАР 9 
Бю DIEN UN ON 
[I 
TT 
eoi i 
ас- 
UCUMBERS. 
"i Mii in pits the stems 
—These must be ооу 6 attended to; 
d not e suffered to 
ould b ned to a 
eb ween t 
over the soil; ter k 
trail 
moveable trellis, leavin ng sufficient Е аам 
е 
Бе 1852-—therm. 57 deg.; and the lowest on Ше 3lst, 
eg. 
usuall 
is - of the 
Tts long tub acsi m то more 
Е h, are extremely handsome, and the foliage being | bet 
CE ck 
the temperature, w which should 
between б е T0*. 
seed, loo! 
be mois ist, range 
If young plants are being raised 
фут, 
ta purpurea is likewise largely culti- | 
k sharply after woodlice, which are apt 
5% p^r them Boiling water do oured ca 
+h e 
uti mid round | 
of ett id 
otices to Сохтон 
Апы ТО ТНЕ Horan HORTI 
adv Vallota 
vated here, for decorative when well 
The сара to re it satis- 
factorily is to start it early in o growt 
such атой 
SIRA —Where ripe fruit is wanted early 
a portion ШЫР the most promising ede may be ug 
th. |in a anke bottom-heat; or Ret „cannot be 
In the glass promenade the ers ня compara- each-house or Vinery w einer just been 
tively gay with Camellias, Enkiant cacias, | © closed for foreing will do. Ty t however, be 
Hyacinths, and freed plants of that M 15 re close to the glass, for b yf require mis x т 
hich must ed Lapageria rosea, which succeeds | that can possibly be afforded th sem 
зена the pube greenhouse temperature of +ћів |а fr ission of air mil о with a a low 
house, Itis planted in a light porous soil, to which | temperature until the fruit is fairly «4 and if these 
plenty of water is given while the plant is growing ; conditi ions can be combined with Бове нову ener 
ts onl y is slugs, which eat off the young shoots | Vll be more certain than under any other 
lose to the ground. To prevent this the stems |Stances, and this will be more easily done in a ma "s 
surrounded w zine troughs placed in the | P 
form of a sq d kept constantly full of water—a regulated to suit other linga: 
barrier over which slugs find it impossible to pass. FRum Trees іх Pors.—Where stock of these is 
Peach and Nectarine house has recently been 
romising, Eve 
isi ipa of it often раци | 
гу | heat thus ДЫ + wm ‘be 
the roots in action. 
| most impatient of heat and should be brought богц rward 
а bed of lea 
und beneficial in 
бораған; the slight bottom 
and Ra the 
Cherries spberri 
question cf children 
о а) Hortieultural Council. 
Cov. TCM. я M Le dur calycinum, 
bari Guil n Periwinkle. 
covert pe adis ing гы orn or Blackti 
8 В 
. The 
(not Со 
es or fine herbs thai 
season. T — are thé principal. dp 
of y 
hi 
may be sliced in, is alla ds eed 
ARDEN eos Pio nth o: 
with амана illustrations of tho ы ту у bast sp j 
contrivances, t0 
det these matters "" 
tender eatable vege! a n 
e for registering 
mad 
аз pers as 20 pin in one season, Peaches also cores wd scil isa is abovo pou and 
abundanti ly. „теу, КАК they will succeed better when ; started Tatar. erground. Maximum temperature 
ut of doors a n чти has been formed, and | eae b picta, 
several important anali tions eodd im Ша of € ° and 60^, with a gentle syringing daily,| of . aspera. Td а ль Жы, О аа сыш 
improving é еу borders; in мн the whole расе ие боа to "ће state of the weather. wei without even s kis axis sir 
has во iA э & and trim o be ner may Bc iuc uon — in bloom, when ЕЛ. Бапа Typhinum veni рове. 
enjoyable even at b this dull ве ason ofi ite; rer atmosphere being essary, thoy шау ы bi БИЧЕ ОЕ t Е е 
removed to vacant shelves or T gars in y house at 2 аа ш, ой wibich Run 
work where a moderate heat is up. rs in the 
ii 
ыйы е Е: и В GARDEN AND sarunen TES. rge Quee ms ssel p 
ere is one family of insects, of the beds or borders require a dressing | from Madras belongs to Aristolochia in indica, 
veller n the bite ot po 
the members of which т fail to strike the tra 
by their singular bea the Cassididz ow tortoise 
any beds o; 
of E soil this should be provided, in order to have 
is said to be a sure antidote 
it in readiness to wheel on when the weather is 
isonous Po 
You shall have some seeds back if, when the #0 
opens, they prove to be n" 
